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Growing up, I remember being obsessed with daytime detective shows. I can distinctly remember wrangling “sick” days off school and creeping downstairs to lie on the sofa to watch reruns of classics like Diagnosis Murder, Midsomer Murders and, of course, my ultimate fave, Murder, She Wrote. Angela Lansbury was the ultimate crime-fighting goodie as Jessica Fletcher, the novelist-detective who used her plotting skills to solve reallife cases. I didn't recognise it then, but now it's not lost on me how important it was to see a lady in her 60s taking the lead role in a prime-time show. Read our farewell to Angela Lansbury – on page 28 – a true icon of Hollywood's Golden Age.…
Partners in crime Teaming up to star in a serial killer thriller isn't an obvious gigglefest, but The Good Nurse stars Eddie Redmagne and Jessica Chastain shared a laugh at the BFI London Film Festival. Ladies who lunch There's nothing better than treating a friend to a birthday meat, is there? Georgie Parker did just that for Emily Symons’ big day. Pick of the patch Jen Garner's pumpkin oatmeal cookies are legendary and now we know where she gets her delicious ingredients from! Bake us a batch, please! Those baby blues It's not often Kyle Sondilands shows his softer side, but if anyone can tame him it's his two-month-old son Otto. We can see why he's smitten! Take a bow Fundraising never looked so fabulous! Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake…
Royal news BEHIND PALACE WALLS For 70 years and 214 days, the late Queen Elizabeth II never let emotion overcome her. Sadly, the same can't be said for her son King Charles III! According to palace insiders, the King's notoriously short temper, combined with the burden of planning for his looming coronation is resulting in a pressure cooker situation! “Losing his mother, becoming the monarch, planning a coronation and dealing with family tensions has been hard for him,” the source explains, noting that while most of his longtime staff know when a tantrum is coming, newer ones are still learning to read the signs. “It's stressful, and everyone's just trying to muddle along.” TENSIONS MOUNTING Last week, Buckingham Palace revealed King Charles III will be crowned beside Queen Consort Camilla in…
NO CELEB GUESTS Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Mather, who started the plan for King Charles’ coronation, says some peers and members of parliament will miss out on attending under the pared-back guest list. “There are about 700 peers. Well, they won't all be there,” he told The Mail On Sunday. “The same with MPs… he's not being crowned for them. He's being crowned for the people.” Insiders also maintain that while many might be expecting the odd A-lister, like David Beckham, there will likely be very few celebrities on show. NO NEW CROWNS The two prior queen consorts, including Elizabeth II's mother Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and her paternal grandmother Queen Mary of Teck, had custom crowns made for the big day. But it is believed Queen Consort Camilla will not have…
Celebrity news The minute Carrie Bickmore announced her resignation live on The Project last week, an all-out bidding war was ignited between rival networks and radio, a TV insider spills to Woman's Day. The 41-year-old shocked the country last Tuesday night when she tearily revealed she was stepping away from the nightly news program after being at the helm for 13 years. “It's been the hardest decision of my professional life… but it's time for a new challenge and my next chapter,” she said. “I'm not retiring. I'm just gonna move on to something different, which I do not know what that is yet.” Her wanting to find herself outside of The Project has sparked rumours she could be headed for a new network, even joining Nine's A Current Affair…
The rumoured simmering feud between The Project stars Carrie Bickmore and Lisa Wilkinson reached boiling point last week when Carrie failed to mention her co-host in her farewell speech. As Carrie announced her departure Live, she simply looked to her co-hosts Peter Helliar, Hamish Macdonald and Kate Langbroek and said, “I'm going to miss my best mates on the desk.” At the same time, Lisa, 62, wrote a lengthy and heartfelt post on Instagram – however, Carrie did not like or comment on the post at the time of going to print. Lisa has also been tipped to be the next presenter to announce her exit from the show, but don't expect her to be joining forces with Carrie in the future. The pair reportedly fell out over Lisa's rumoured…
